Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-13
rORTY.SINTH CONGRESS.

enfnmlttse on pensions, reported a bill
sranti;ag peninon oi 81, 600 year 10 thi
widow Of Gen. John A. Logan, and askinl
Tor its immediate consideration; but undel
affection Of fir. Coke, the bill went over
~ Mr.. Sheridan to provide that all per
= aims on the per sion rolls for loss oflimb O,
limbs shall &c Entitled to recover arrears o
uensious IRON The date OF discharge or dis
ABILITY. BY Mr.. Call. providing that Tn,
eomiaissioner IL agriculture shall establish
IN earis state not less than oneagricultural
experiment station and farm for which pur.
pose he is authorized 10 purchase not exceed
ing 200 acres o. land in each state: 81 600
600 is appropriated for carrying tha aet
into effect By Mr., Plumb, TO aIIow nj
atilcers oil the volunteer army ia the war o
the Rebellion who served the full term n
enlistment and were henorably DISCHARGED
one months psy for each year OF their en-.
listnlent. provided they have not aIread,
received the beiIefits OF the act of March
!. 1865, and tie amendatory act OF .Iuly
Is. 1856; also TO fix the amount of United
states bonds to be required OF national
hsnke.
4 Tins debate upon the interstate com.
8 ,neree bill con meneed. Mr.. Platt began
! ritba long speech. Other senators who
hsye Indicated a desire to speak have
given notice that they are not ready to
do so,
HoUsE. The Indian appropriation bill
nzssed without discussion or division, Il
spptopriatss So. 10000. The military
academy appropriation bill was hen IA ken
M and passed within quarter ofan hour.
The speaker lahi before the house the fol.
lowing communication, dated Washington.
Dec. 81, 1855;
hereby respectfully resign my Office NJ
representative in the Forty ninth congress
HON the Fifth congressional district OF
North Carolina To take effect from date.
Rsspectfullys your. JAMES w REID.
The communication WAS laid upon the
table. The house went into committee Of
the whole on the bin for the consolida lion
cfcertain bureaus OF the navy department.
sExATE.- The bin granting Mrs. Logan a
pession OF 50. o30 annually passed the sen.
ate without dissenting voice. When the
motion was PM, but two senators placed
on the record their formal objections
To- such a precedent They were
Berry Of Arkansas and Maxey 81
Texas. The bin was based on the admit
iti fact that he rheumatism with which
Gen. LosSn died was caused by the expos
urs while he lay in the snow on the battle
field al Doilelson. The bin to in.
crease the pension of Mrs. Blair from
: $50 monta to $1,000 year
rassed That the bin 10 pension Mrs.
Logan rill pat,s the house there can be
NO unestion ana that the bill 10 increase
the pension of Airs. Blair win go through I'M
IL wake is also probable.
Among The bills introduced and referred
wcre the following
To ipcorporate the Maritime Canal
tonpany of Nicaragua; fer the relief of he
heirs OF Capt. Crawford, who WAS killed by
Me,ieans in jar usry, 1856, while pursu
ins 6sronimn.
The senate adopted the resolutions of Mr.
Ncihereon calling on the secretary oil the
treasury for a statement Of the indebted
ness ci the Pacific railroad companies TO
the government and the effect OF the fund.
ing bin thereon The bill to carry into ei-
fsst the treaty ,tith China for the suppress.
sian q the opium traffic passed without
i,iSion.
UorsE.-The house went into COMMITTEES
II the whole on'the pension appropriation
hin, which Rpprspriates SIG, 247, 500, being
,,slIy s. 600 below the estimate. the reduc.
tion ieipg in thu item for the rent OF Offices
fnr pensien agei cies. Without amendment
rr Discussion. the bill was read and report.
81 to the house and passed. The house
then went into committee of the whole
zan the naval reorganiz alton bill Mr..
sastes Tex slid the navy was too weak
10 t-ht and too slow to run away Mr..
reutelle opposed the bill. He severely
criticised the features which, he declared,
aaeld break Down the autonomy Of the
great eaginssrins buraau at the very hour
Nhen tir country was looking to il to
,.sse the American navy in advance OF the
test achievements of the world. Mr.. Nc.
Adoo fovureti the bill. Mr.. Henderson
l.eea introduced bill authorizing the
ar.iruction Of a bridge across the Missis.
sippi river at Dubuque.
40 f,.i In ftt.- hifto ,No ssc,l. r.
seftie aud ad.u,t the claims OF any state
cor expenses incurred by it in defense o.
fisr United STATES, Tor the relief of Jobn
NeNsughton of Ohio, an ex-fieutenant in
he veterss serxice This bill was
iierusse,i at Considerable length ms it in
sslvrsi the erimiple es paying the compen.
saiias 81 ! higher grade while the claim
aai held aadtlrew the pay Of a lower graded.
bill approrriatiag $50. 900 for the
widow aud daughter Of Erskine 5. Allen,
formerly MASTER armorer at Springfield
srsaorri The Inventor of the Springfield
lsreceh beading rife musket, in compensa-
hon fer the Use Of the invention by the
=o=efhment; for "A school of instruction for
asairy aud light artillery. at Fort Riley,
Kan, and fDr tic construction ofq uarters
Tor The army at certain posts.
HousR.--a ser ate bill WAS passed amend.
iag the at rr,iviling for the sale 81 the
Sac and Fox anil Iowa Indian reservations
~ Nebraska aud Kansas. The amendment
provides for the allotment OF lands in the
sryeraliyto miilors and orphans.
srSs1g-N Not 10 session.
horsE.--Mr. Cox. from the committee on
.lsii e~rriec rrforD,. reported back the sem
ale hill RIP aiins the tenure oi Office act.
ne house vent into committee OF the
shole on public building bills. Mr..
iiept,nrn opposed the blu appropriating
ssosi. 600 Tor tht purchase OF a site and the
sFetfion Of public bnilding at Charleston,
:. &, and authorizing the safe of the pres
sps pps,aIlice building in that city.
IRE city of Charleston. he said. had been
'''e scene Of a terrible calamity, which rem
Hffed n unwise that the government
should erect "A new building at that place
- q cost of half.a million OF dollars There
nasno permanent structure there which
rad not been ser ously injured, IL not well
Nigh destroyed The vibrations were
continuing. and IN face Of that fact, Il did
net Sem Wise to make this appropriation
fhe preseut time, nor did he think that
me business oil the city justified il.
NJ Hepburn IL owed to reduce the appro.
rf,ation to s2tlo, 900. Lost The bill
sent over without action.
Inc senate joint resolution was adopted
ssppoin'ing James P. Angel member of
she board Of regents Of the Smithsonian
institute. Mr.. Willis Of Kentucky report
60 The river and harbor bin. The total
appropriation tiade by the river bill as re.
pefted - 81, 1856, $50. Several items were
added BY the committee.
MT Hiscoek. CT New Yoak, introduced
niit TO lower th,, sugar duties and abolish
internal revenue taxation.
MT. Nelson. Of Minnesota, introduced
pin. providing that any person who, in
eco iaith has purchased railroad iadem-
hty lands and made valuable improve
'aenss thereon may, when the lands from
shy cause are restored to the public do